New subsidy for HK employers employing disabled
A new initiative as part of the Support Programme for Employees with Disabilities (SPED) will afford Hong Kong employers with workers who have disabilities...
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HK’s unemployment rate rises to 4.5% – new ESS rollout
The Statistics Department yesterday (17 March) released new data that shows that Hong Kong’s unemployment rate rose by 0.6% to 4.5%. The latest...
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Latest ESS roll out.. with teeth
As July drew to a close, the Employment Support Scheme (ESS) Secretariat published the list of the sixth...
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ESS Update
At a press conference on 12 May 2020, the Chief Executive and the Secretary for Labour and Welfare (the Secretary) announced that Hong Kong's...
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Government ESS measures to help HR (update)
Updated 8.00 am 22 April 2020 by Helen Colquhoun, Partner, & David Smail, Senior Associate, Hong Kong, DLA Piper The Hong Kong Government’s Finance Committee...
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HR help: dummies guide to COVID-19
Here we have consolidated resources into a dummies guide to help HR with employee well-being (including yourself), obtain relief measures from the HKSAR Government,...
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